Mangaluru: Ramakrishna Mission to launch 4th Phase of Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan from Nov 3

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Mangaluru, 26 Oct 2017: In response to the call given to the nation by Prime Minister and also special request from government of India, Mangaluru Ramakrishna Mission initiated, ‘Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan’ two-and-a-half years ago. Tremendous positive response from the people for this initiative since its inception vouches the fact that this movement is by the people and for the people and hence is successfully stepping into the 4th phase. 4th phase of this Abhiyan will be inaugurated on November 3, November 4 and November 5. As a continuation of the previous 3 drives, the 4th phase is more comprehensive and involves more sectors.

 

 

4th Phase of Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan – An Overview

Swach Mangaluru – Daily Abhiyan:

Fourth phase will see 60 groups of awakened citizens visiting 50,000 households in 10 months with the message of awareness. One of the 60 groups, by turns, will undertake door-to-door campaign from 5 pm to 7 pm in different areas of Mangalore every evening. They will distribute handbills on awareness; train the households about segregation of garbage, solid waste management, involving public in different localities in Swacchata Abhiyan and community development.

 

Swacch Bharath – voluntary labor:

A group of dedicated volunteers numbering from 100 to 200 will take up cleanliness drives on every Sunday for the next 40 weeks in different parts of Mangalore city from 7 am to 10 am. Along with cleaning roads and public places, they will also clean drains, distribute awareness handbills, cleaning public toilets, erecting direction sign boards, repair and renovation of bus shelters, auto shelters and removing illegal flex banners and hoardings and other works benefitting the common public.

 

Swacch Manas – Student Training Programme:

To train the present students/children into responsible citizens of the future, Ashram will undertake Swacch Manas training and orientation programmes in about 100 schools in and around Mangaluru city.  About 500 programmes will be organized in one year. The students will be trained in cleanliness, hygiene etc. About 5 students will be selected from each school as Agents of Change and they will be given special training through seminars and workshops to involve them in the nation building process. A dedicated band of trainers will work on this project. This will also include swacchata Abhiyans in the premises of the respective schools.

Swacch Gram: Swacch Dakshina Kannada district:

Past three drives were centered around Mangalore city and its cleanliness. 4th phase will be expanded to include about 100 villages in Dakshina Kannada dist. This will be carried out in association with Zilla Panchayat and other interested public in the respective village. About 1000 cleanliness drives and awareness campaigns will be conducted in 100 villages in the next 10 months. About 100 volunteers will be selected in each village under a coordinator. They will be given cleanliness equipments, T-shirts, gloves and other materials supportive of the cause. Each village will see 10 such drives on any one Sunday in a month.

 

Preparations are going in full swing to launch the programme with tremendous response of general public.

Launching off 4th Phase of Abhiyan

Friday, November 3 will see the launching off of Swacch Dakshina Kannada at 10.00am. Ramesh Jigajinagi, union minister for state for drinking water and sanitation will be the chief guest and will flag off Swacch Dakshina Kannada in a special programme in Ashrama auditorium. Gadag former MLA D R Patil, will be special guest. Dr M R Ravi, CEO, Dakshina Kannada ZP will deliver the keynote address and Swami Jitakamananda will be delivering the benedictory address. Each village will be represented by scores of representatives in the programme on that day.

 

Saturday, November 4 at 9.30am: Swacch Manas Programme will be launched by Swami Muktidananda, trustee, Ramakrishna Math and Mission and president of Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata will flag of the programme. Swami Sarvasthananda, president, Ramakrishna Ashrama, Rajkot and Professor Raghothama Rao of Bangaluru will be the resource persons. Swami Jitakamananda will be delivering the keynote address. About 600 Engineering students will participate in the Swacch Manas Programem on that day.

 

Sunday, November 5 at 9.00am: Sri Ananth Kumar Hegde, union minister of state for skill development will flag off the Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan on that day in the presence of Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel. Swami Muktidananda, trustee of Ramakrishna Math and Mission, Kumar H, managing director of MRPL and Dr N Vinay Hegde, chancellor of Nitte University will be special invitees. Captain Ganesh Karnik, Mentor of the Abhiyan will be present.